“Progressive unemployment through automation “ - Surrealists

COVID forced people to stay home, 3.6 million and 4 million Australians were supported by the #JobKeeper payment.
2.2 million people who received some form or welfare payment (such as #JobSeeker, colloquially called 'the #dole') enjoyed a top-up payment called the coronavirus supplement that essentially doubled their income.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-24/will-we-need-a-universal-basic-income-to-deal-with-ai-job-losses/105747954

Double the dole string band music

Could artificial intelligence and a universal basic income eliminate 'meaningless jobs'?

COVID showed just how "fragile" our economic security is. As artificial intelligence potentially takes jobs from humans, a universal basic income might be a solution.

ABC News
‘We gave you too much if your own money back, peasants. Now be good chaps and give it back.’ – Shorter #Insiders sofa #interestrates #unemployment #Covid19 #Jobkeeper #auspol
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Wow. #LNP thug Peter #Dutton really lays into his own Liberal National party for years of #corruption and #rorts! 🤣
💰 #JobKeeper: $89 billion
💰 #HelloWorld: $1 billion
💰 Canavan - Mining: $1 billion
💰 Dutton - #Paladin: #423 million

#SportRorts #CarParkRorts #CFMEU #auspol

Tax office resurrects billions worth of old debts... (what about #jobkeeper ? Remember millions given to #harveynorman ?) #auspol

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/news-specials/tax-office-resurrects-billions-worth-of-old-debts/103585228

Tax office resurrects billions worth of old debts - ABC listen

As the ATO reignites old debts worth billions, individuals and businesses struggle to pay and fear losing everything. The ATO has said it will claw back more than $15 billion from 1.8 million entities.

ABC listen

@dragonsidedd Woops. I need to make what I said public.

As I said, I haven't been able to research monero much, but bitcoin i have very slowly gotten interested in over the years. I think seeing how they printed money over the years and more money for the wealthy, with a little scam they called #JobKeeper in Australia --- I think that is what clinched it for me.

I've heard that monero is more private but if there is a bug that enables someone to hide more money than they have, it may never be found and fixed. One such bug WAS fixed but it just leaves a bad taste in the mouth. I like that monero is trying different things though, but I think i'll stick with bitcoin.

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Accessing super has allowed migrant workers locked out of #JobKeeper to scrape by. But many workers like Andres have discovered this entitlement hasn't been paid by dodgy bosses. We need a wage subsidy for all workers so nobody falls through the cracks. https://t.co/0JBKt3huRe

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1277499894534516736

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International student Andres tried to access his super but realised it had never been paid

In the first of a series of reports about the impact of COVID-19 and the recession on Australia’s international students, SBS News hears from students who have not been able to access their superannuation payments made available by the government.

SBS News
New #Qantas chief Vanessa Hudson’s fix-it order to senior staff - https://apple.news/AQIQ80rYZSX6kFuiMiqVyww | Until #QANTAS reinstate the ~1,700 staff that were terminated before their jobs were outsourced, discontinue their sexual discrimination against male passengers, repay #JobKeeper and *significantly* improve their customer service standards, I’ll take my business elsewhere… This horrible, unethical and unAustralian company doesn’t deserve our loyalty. | #VanessaHudson #Australia
New Qantas chief Vanessa Hudson’s fix-it order to senior staff — The Australian

New Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson has ordered senior leaders to start work immediately on fixing customer angst, particularly in relation to $570m worth of travel credits.

Barnaby Joyce wants #Qantas to pay back its #JobKeeper millions.

The Guardian, 2019: "Barnaby Joyce spent $675,000 in expenses but less than three weeks on ground while drought envoy". #auspol

The sad thing is that if the ALP do raise the #JobKeeper rate in response to more people speaking out, it's just going to be because they were dragged kicking and screaming to do the morally right thing, rather than choosing to do the morally right thing. And when you factor in the totally unnecessary stage-3 tax cuts, it's increasingly a terrible look for them.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/apr/27/labor-should-use-its-power-for-the-people-and-lift-jobseeker-rates-former-rba-governor-says

Labor should use its ‘power for the people’ and lift jobseeker, former RBA governor says

Bernie Fraser has joined the chorus of calls to raise rates as Labor MP warns ‘we may not get a second chance’

The Guardian

@rooftopaxx
We were banned from Fakebook for talking about three things in 2020, one being the #hyperInflationary effects of the govt policy in #Australia (of giving blank cheques to the most wealthy and the minimum to everyone else).

#jobKeeper